Posts Tagged ‘ministry’
An Open Letter to Pastors in a Divisive Time
By Mark Clark, Founding Pastor, Village Church Vancouver BC Hey Pastor, I hope you are doing well. But seriously, I do. I know this is a weird time. I have some good news and bad news. I will start with the bad (no surprise I guess, I am a preacher after all). I am not…
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Why You’re Not Out of the Woods Yet—3 Keys To ReOpening Your Church Well
You’ve been operating in crisis mode for months now. You’ve made pivot after pivot with little time to process or prepare. You’ve made the best decisions you could with the information you had and prayed that it would work. Adrenaline has ruled the day. As we move into the heat of summer, it looks like…
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3 Highly Effective Ways To Support Your Senior Leader During the Current Crisis
This is a blog post by Dillon Smith. Dillon is the Content Manager for Carey Nieuwhof Communications and a member of the Speaking Team. You can book Dillon to speak at your next (probably online) event, or on for an interview on your podcast here. By Dillon Smith In this world of Coronacrisis, you definitely find…
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7 Steps Toward a Digital Church Response to the Global Crisis
This is a guest post written by Clint Rogers, Founder of Pro MEDIAFIRE and Pro WEBFIRE. He spends every day on the edge of the digital space and is here to help churches during the current crisis. By Clint Rogers The world and your world is currently in crisis due to the spread of COVID-19…
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CNLP 326: Adam Duckworth on Disrupting the Travel Industry, How to Motivate Your Team, and How to Create an Optimal Workplace Culture
In 2012, Adam Duckworth was a part-time travel agent who decided to strike out on his own. Within a few years, Travelmation, his new company, absorbed the company he used to work for. Today, Travelmation is one of the largest and fastest-growing travel agencies in America. Along the way, he ended up disrupting the travel…
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Why The Culture Conversation Isn’t Going Away And 6 Reasons You Need to Pay Attention to It
This post is by Jenni Catron. Jenni is Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group and is a member of my Speaking Team. You can book Jenni to consult with your team or speak at your next event here. By Jenni Catron Churches are often miserable places to work. Rarely do we say this out loud, but…
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5 Digital Shifts That Are Impacting Church Growth
This guest post is written by Angela Faith, Digital Strategist at one of our trusted partners, Pro WEBFIRE. Pro WEBFIRE spends every day on the edge of the digital space, and I’m excited to share what Angela and the team are learning. The ever increasing shifts in culture seem to be at warp speed. That…
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CNLP 296: Mark Batterson on How He Beat Overwhelm to Keep His Marriage Strong, Strategic Quitting and Continual Innovation and Why Blessing and Generosity Aren’t Tied to the Prosperity Gospel
As his career as an author and speaker took off, Mark Batterson was faced with so many requests for his time that he couldn’t keep up. The insane pace eventually led to his wife, Lora, telling Mark that she “didn’t sign up for this.” Mark talks about how Lora’s concern led him to scale back…
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13 Lessons Learned from 13 Multisite Church Campus Launches
This is a post written by Rich Birch. Rich the founder of Unseminary and is a member of my Speaking Team. You can book Rich to consult with your team or speak at your next event here. By Rich Birch You’ve probably heard about the multisite church movement. The impact this movement has had on my church and…
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5 Reasons Your Church Shouldn’t Copy a Mega-Church
If someone asked you who you’re following in today’s church landscape, you could probably answer with a list of 3-5 church leaders and perhaps 3-5 organizations to whom you’re paying close attention. Even if you say you don’t have a list, chances are you do. Your list might simply consist of critics of mega-church leaders or mega-churches. We all…
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